{"product_id":"actress-anne-enright","title":"Actress","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003eThis is the story of Irish theatre legend, Katherine O’Dell, as written by her daughter Norah. It tells of early stardom in Hollywood, of highs and lows on the stages of Dublin and London’s West End. Katherine’s life is a grand performance, with young Norah watching from the wings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut this romance between mother and daughter cannot survive Katherine’s past, or the world’s damage. As Norah uncovers her mother’s secrets, she acquires a few of her own. Then, fame turns to infamy when Katherine decides to commit a bizarre crime.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eActress\u003c\/i\u003e is about a daughter’s search for the truth: the dark secret in the bright star, and what drove Katherine finally mad.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrilliantly capturing the glamour of post-war America and the shabbiness of 1970s Dublin, \u003ci\u003eActress\u003c\/i\u003e is an intensely moving, disturbing novel about mothers and daughters and the men in their lives. A scintillating examination of the corrosive nature of celebrity, it is also a sad and triumphant tale of freedom from bad love, and from the avid gaze of the crowd.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note this copy has a small neat inscription on an inside page and light scuffs on edges of covers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eISBN: 9781787332072\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eSize: Paperback, 272 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003ePublisher: Jonathan Cape\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003ePublished: \u003cspan tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Text Text__body3\"\u003e2020\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"B - Good Condition","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42310471843996,"sku":"U-31B470","price":8.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0526\/1597\/0972\/files\/actress_2.jpg?v=1782199221","url":"https:\/\/booksforless.co.nz\/products\/actress-anne-enright","provider":"Books For Less","version":"1.0","type":"link"}